Research/News - 2011
ART for Infants with Exposure to Nevirapine In Utero
Dec 26, 2011
For those infants that were exposed to a single dose of nevirapine (NVP) given to the mother for prevention of HIV transmission, infant antiretrovital therapy consisting of zidovudine (AZT), lamivudine (3TC), plus NVP was less effective than ART consisting of AZT, 3TC, and... Read More
Non-Disclosure of HIV Status to Partner and Prevention of Perinatal HIV
Dec 15, 2011
The French Perinatal Cohort study found that while non-disclosure of HIV status to the male partner was associated with late initiation of ART, detectable viral load at delivery and lack of infant treatment, overall rates of perinatal transmission were not different between... Read More
Correlates of MTCT of HIV
Dec 12, 2011
A recent article published in the journal Pediatrics examines enhanced perinatal surveillance data to identify demographic, behavioral and clinical variables associated with mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The following variables increased... Read More
Protease Inhibitor Use During Pregnancy and Preterm Delivery
Dec 07, 2011
Researchers in Africa found that women on protease inhibitor-based HAART had higher rates of preterm delivery than those women on a NRTI regimen. These infants, however, were not more likely to have longer hospitalizations or higher rates of mortality. Researchers believe... Read More
NIH Discontinues Tenofovir Vaginal Gel in VOICE Study
Dec 01, 2011
In a press release last week, the NIH announced it was discontinuing the Tenofovir vaginal gel arm of the VOICE HIV Prevention Study as it has not been shown to be effective in reducing HIV transmission over a placebo gel. This comes two months after the announcement of... Read More
Artificial Reproduction Techniques for Conception in Serodiscordant Couples
Nov 17, 2011
Serodiscordant couples in which the infected partner is the male have been successful in utilizing sperm washing in combination with other techniques such as intrauterine insemination (IUI) to reduce the risk of HIV transmission to the female partner during conception. A... Read More
Indeterminate Western Blots and Pregnancy
Nov 16, 2011
Researchers found that although a small percentage of women had indeterminate Western blots during their pregnancies, there were no standards of care for follow-up testing during pregnancy and postpartum. A small percentage of women seroconverted during pregnancy.... Read More
Updated Fact Sheet "HIV Among Women" Now Available
Aug 28, 2011
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated the HIV Among Women fact sheet. This fact sheet provides information and statistics on diagnoses of HIV infection and AIDS in women. Prevention challenges and CDC programs that focus on women living with... Read More
Time to Pregnancy Among HIV-Infected Versus Uninfected Women
Aug 14, 2011
The Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) looked at women with and without HIV involved in the project. Those that are HIV-positive are less likely to get pregnant than those that were HIV-negative. Further research is needed to determine if this is related to behavior or... Read More
Prevention of Perinatal HIV Among Injection Drug Users in the Ukraine
Aug 04, 2011
The Ukraine European Collaborative Study Group followed a cohort of women from 2000-2010 in seven HIV centers in the Ukraine. Comparison of injection drug users (IDUs) with non-IDU women showed lower rates of adherence to HAART, poorer clinical outcomes, and higher rates... Read More